Jelly
['dʒelɪ] or ['dʒɛli]
Definition
(noun.) a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit.
(noun.) any substance having the consistency of jelly or gelatin.
Typist: Virginia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.
(n.) The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly.
(v. i.) To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.
Editor: Tracy
Definition
n. anything gelatinous: the juice of fruit boiled with sugar.—v.i. Jell to jelly.—adj. Jell′ied in the state of jelly.—v.t. Jell′ify to make into a jelly.—v.i. to become gelatinous.—ns. Jell′y-bag a bag through which jelly is strained; Jell′y-fish marine radiate animals like jelly.
Checker: Sandra
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of eating jelly, many pleasant interruptions will take place. For a woman to dream of making jelly, signifies she will enjoy pleasant reunions with friends.
Edited by Hardy
Examples
- Meg is a great comfort to me and lets me have jelly every night at tea its so good for me Jo says because it keeps me sweet tempered. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And meaty jelly too, especially when a little salt, which is the case where there's ham, is mellering to the organ, is very mellering to the organ. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You get husky bread and sour drink by it; and he gets sausage of Lyons, veal in savoury jelly, white bread, strachino cheese, and good wine by it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I forgot the confounded jelly, but it can't be helped now, said John, surveying the prospect with an anxious eye. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- One edition of jelly was trickled from pot to pot, another lay upon the floor, and a third was burning gaily on the stove. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Although a lousy canvas sack full of jelly would be quicker. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He kept Macmurdo in cigars and sent over quantities of shells, cayenne pepper, hot pickles, guava jelly, and colonial produce to Lady Jane. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- After all, notwithstanding the chops and jellies he gets, I would not be in his shoes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- God bless my soul, yes, Jos said, wagging his head, so that his cheeks quivered like jellies. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Catchup, sauces, and jellies are now frequently preserved in this way. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- She apportioned the sweetbreads, jellies, chickens; their quantity and order. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Suppose we go and have some jellies at Dutton's, and the rogue Jos, willing to kill two birds with one stone. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- So was the plum pudding, which melted in one's mouth, likewise the jellies, in which Amy reveled like a fly in a honeypot. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mr. Bart dropped into a chair, and sat gazing absently at the fragment of jellied salmon which the butler had placed before him. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Edited by Henry